Disclaimer: *sigh* I do not own Yugioh.

I have no idea what I was high on when I wrote this. Read at your own discretion.

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There is Hope

By: Bishiehuggler

Chapter 1: Slayers

For centuries, vampires and other evil creatures had been lurking in the dark, picking off the weak and sick. One day, though, they seemed to grow out of proportion, like a swarming plague of locusts. They killed many with their brutal, sadistic form of hunting. The Slayers were the original group of hunters that actually made it their duty to destroy these creatures. Many more followed suit, but only a few survived. It was later to be discovered that real slayers had a special mutation in their genes, making them stronger, faster and able to endure more pain than any regular human. So the Underground was born, the secret network of slayers working together to destroy the dark creatures so life would be safe for others.

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He pretended to be a petrified little boy while studying its moves. The thing would either try to fuck him first or tear his throat out, it was all the same. They'd eventually let their guard down and he'd kill them, like he'd done hundreds of times. It slammed Yuugi against the wall. "What a cute little one you are," it breathed down his neck. When the vampire made to take Yuugi's pants off, he kicked him in the gut and brandished the stake hidden under his jacket. The creature started slightly, then began to laugh.

"You, a slayer? You're kidding!" He swiped vertically, trying to sink his long, black claws into the boy. Yuugi dove out of the way and rolled to his feet.

He smiled "Not bad." his violet eyes narrowed in a slight squint. "Hey, I killed a bloodsucker who looked a lot like you just a fortnight ago!" he shouted with mock enthusiasm.

The vampire gasped. Then his eyes clouded over in rage. "That was my little brother!" he roared, "By the power vested in me, Artemis von Baruch, I will destroy you!"

He dodged every blow the vampire threw at him. This wasn't a fight to kill, but a test of knowledge for Yuugi. He had figured out long ago, it was easier to study vampires in battle than anywhere else. The Underground needed information badly and he was the best Interrogator-an information gatherer-that could be found. 'Only old vampires speak that way...' He dodged another swipe. 'He must be...maybe 450 years.' he feinted a kick, switched feet and kicked the thing in the side. 'The name Baruch is of Austrian or German origin. Von is a title for noblemen.' He stopped a punch with his own and split the creatures knuckles and stabbed right through its hand. It gave an unholy screech in pain. Yuugi flexed his own knuckles under the brass spikes he was wearing. Yuugi sighed in disappointment. 'This won't work. He doesn't seem to behave any different to my other test subjects. Time to switch to the offensive.'

Baruch was on the pavement bleeding from many different wounds about ten seconds later. The tri-haired boy straddled his chest, pinning his arms with his knees. The slayer's favorite weapon, a wooden stake, was pointed right at his heart. "Give up?" Yuugi whispered.

"Never!" the vampire exclaimed and started struggling again. At that point the boy decided to end the creatures life, plunging the stake through his chest. The body turned to dust as the result.

Yuugi stood up and walked back to the busy streets of Domino City's downtown area with even less answers to the many questions that plagued him. He was bent on finding out what ran through a vampire's mind. Many years ago, in an attempt to understand them, Yuugi befriended vampires, instead of just hunting them. He learned the hard way that the monsters didn't care about affection, just blood and sex. He shivered at the thought.

He looked up to the bright blue sky for a much needed distraction. There were so many questions that had to be answered; like when he was in the alley, how come no one heard him, when it was noon and the streets were chock full of people on the move? He looked one woman in the eyes and she immediately looked away. He sighed. How little she and everyone else knew.

His gloomy reverie was blocked when something large and seemingly heavy pounced on him. He attempted to hit the thing in the stomach, but it just blocked. He turned his head. "Anzu!" he cried and leapt into her arms.

She hugged back and smiled. "Konnichiwa Yuugi! Wanna come on a Hunt with me tonight?" Anzu was his only friend, and he jumped at the chance to spend time with her, because days off were few and far between.

He nodded vigorously, "Should we meet up at midnight at Blue Eyes?"

She looked thoughtful. "Sure. But how are you going to get in? You will never look18 no matter what you do."

He pouted. "Quit it! You know that any slayer gets in with this!" He flashed a small, clear card with his picture and identification on it.

The brunette smiled and waved her hand, "Maa, maa. You know I was just kidding!" she turned and started jogging down the street. "Ja ne Yuugi!"

*~~~~~Fast forward to midnight 'cause I'm too lazy to write filler~~~~~~*

Yuugi and Anzu jumped from rooftop to rooftop, keeping an eye open for any creatures. It was dangerously dark, forcing them to wear the nightvision goggles supplied by the Blue Eyes club owner. Only an hour into the Hunt, a piercing scream cut through the silent air of the residential area. They arrived to find a dark figure leaping out of a condominium window. The goggles used an automatic magnification function to zoom in on the form.

Anzu gave the hand signal to follow it. The creature of darkness noticed and jumped quickly and erratically trying to lose the pair. Realizing it did no good, he doubled back and stopped only a block away from the kill site. Yuugi and Anzu jumped down to the street where he landed. The vampire turned, but made no move to attack, obviously sizing up his two opponents.

"Hello," the creature finally spoke, odd accent lolling off his tongue. Yuugi and Anzu turned off the goggles for a moment and stepped closer, turning on a flaslight. The night was stripped away to reveal a pale, handsome young man, clad from head to toe in leather. Yuugi gasped in shock with the realization that other than the man being almost a foot taller than they would pass for twins. That and his crimson eyes. Yuugi's eyes were deep pools of amethyst, the young man's reminded him of blood. The young man stared at the boy, concluding the same.

"Too bad we have to kill him. He's hot." Anzu said with blunt disappointment in her voice. Yuugi could feel jealousy gnaw at the pit of his stomach. The vampire turned his back to walk away. "Oh no, you ain't escaping that easily!" Anzu grabbed her rope out of her light jacket and lunged at the creature. She was pinned in a matter of seconds. It was so fast that Yuugi could barely register the series of complicated movements. He finished by knocking her out with a punch to the temple.

"Anzu!" Yuugi cried as he dove in to continue the fight. He wouldn't allow him to kill her, drink her blood, become a monster like the rest. He cared about her and would do anything to keep it that way. They rolled over and over in a locked position until he tried a punch and, like lightning, had his arm grabbed, a foot wedged between his stomach and his ribs and was hitting the pavement ten feet away before beginning to think again. The creature ran up to him, not finished yet, and executed a sort of drop kick, but the boy rolled out of the way and was on his feet once more.

Yuugi decided to use his finishing move early and proceeded to grab both the vamp's arms, kick him in the stomach and trip him when he doubled over. Before Yuugi could get on top of him, the vampire rolled away, but the experienced slayer kicked him with as much power as he could, sending him hurtling into the trunk of a tree. Yuugi straddled his legs, held the vampire's arms with one hand and pointed the stake at the creature's heart.

The vampire shook his head to clear it, but failed to look up. 'Such erratic behaviour.' Yuugi thought. 'In all my years as an Interrogater, this has never happened! A bloodsucker has always struggled until the death. Never have I seen one to give up under the hands of a slayer.'

"Hey, what's wrong with you?" the Interrogater asked tentatively. After all it could be yet another trick.

"Why the fuck do you care?" was the sarcastic response.

"No creature of darkness has ever done this before. Usually you just fly into a rage and kill everything you come across." he motioned to Anzu with his nose, who was still unconcious.

The vampire snorted and barked a laugh. "The 'creatures of darkness'-as you call us-have an automatic survival instinct. You know, kill or be killed." His accent played exotically on his lips. "I have been around long enough to learn how to control it." He looked up to meet Yuugi's eyes. The piercing crimson seemed dullen under the half-lidded look he was giving Yuugi and it hypnotized the boy into submission. He dropped the hold on the strange vampire's hands and the bloodsucker made no motion to escape. Instead, he pulled Yuugi into a light embrace. The boy began to feel sleepy. He curled up into a little, round ball.

The vampire nuzzled his way down to Yuugi's neck, clasping his lips over the boy's vein. Yuugi unwittingly tilted his head for easier access. The man sunk his fangs slowly into the slayer, making him moan with something between pleasure and pain. He retracted his fangs and began to lightly suck the blood out of the wound. Another low moan came from Yuugi as he closed his eyes and passed out.

The vampire whispered into the slayer's ear. "You are not dead. You are not a vampire. I only drank enough to temporarily cease your motion." He stood up and raised his voice slightly. "Ore wa Yugioh desu. I will be waiting for our paths to cross again." he turned and walked into the cover of night.

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Seto: Weird.

Jounouchi: Odd.

Yami: AIBOU!

Yuugi: What?

Umm...Yami, wrong fic.

Yami: Oh. OK. *runs offstage and picks up his black wings, then runs to the Angel's Blood stage and begins crying.*

Yuugi: Baby. *sighs* Might as well help him with his emotional problems. C'ya.

Well, R&R, no flames or I roast you on the BBQ! Honestly, I have no idea what compelled me to write this! Aw, hell, maybe you'll like it!